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Masterfoods Ltd v HB Ice Cream Ltd (C-344/98)
Judgment
Question 1
Findings of the Court
58

Masterfoods Ltd v HB Ice Cream Ltd (C-344/98)

Judgment of 14 Dec 2000law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-344-98/para_58@2026-11-12

58If a national court stays proceedings, it is incumbent on it to examine whether it is necessary to order interim measures in order to safeguard the interests of the parties pending final judgment.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-344/98 · ECLI:EU:C:2000:689
Decided: 14 Dec 2000
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicants: Masterfoods Ltd; HB Ice Cream Ltd
Defendants: HB Ice Cream Ltd; Masterfoods Ltd, trading as Mars Ireland
Rapporteur: L. Sevón
Advocate General: G. Cosmas, Registrar: L. Hewlett, Administrator
Bench: 10 judges
C. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet, V. Skouris (Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann, L. Sevón, R. Schintgen, F. Macken
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61998CJ0344

Topics

Competition Dominant position

History · 1 version

14 Dec 2000Reading

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
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Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)8 provisions; Belgische Radio en Televisie and société belge des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs v SV SABAM and NV Fonior (127/73); EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Commission of the European Communities v BASF AG, Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV, DSM NV, DSM Kunststoffen BV, Hüls AG, Elf Atochem SA, Société Artésienne de Vinyle SA, Wacker Chemie GmbH, Enichem SpA, Hoechst AG, Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Shell International Chemical Company Ltd and Montedison SpA (C-137/92 P); Union française de l'express (Ufex), formerly Syndicat français de l'express international (SFEI), DHL International and Service CRIE v Commission of the European Communities and May Courier (C-119/97 P); Commission of the European Communities v Atlantic Container Line AB and others (C-149/95); 98/351/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1998 setting the date on which dispatch from Northern Ireland of bovine products under the Export Certified Herds Scheme may commence by virtue of Article 6(5) of Council Decision 98/256/EC (Text with EEA relevance); Società italiana petroli SpA (IP) v Borsana Srl (C-2/97); Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG (C-234/89)